Ohms v. State of Illinois, Division of Highways

Claimant Harry A. Ohms, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Harry Ohms, Sr., seeks to recover the sum of $25,000 for the death of his intestate in an automobile accident which occurred on December 20, 1967, along a portion of Illinois Route 13, known as Brandon Hill.1

On December 20, 1967, the State of Illinois was in the process of resurfacing portions of the eastbound lane of Illinois Route 13, a two lane, east-west highway connecting Marion and Harrisburg, Illinois. In repairing the road, the State cut out patches of the pavement at various intervals along several miles of the highway…